- Étienne Terrus
Étienne Terrus, (
Elna , September 1857-Elna, June 1922) was a Catalanlandscape r fromRoussillon When he was 17 years old, he went studying to
Paris but soon after, he went back to Elna, where he made most of his works.He used to walk with his easel and he is considered one of the
fauvisme precursor. During his life, he was very appreciated by artists likeGeorge-Daniel de Monfreid ,André Derain orHenri Matisse , who was his penfriend from 1905 to 1917.He met the artist
Aristide Maillol and although he was forgotten, his works were recuperated for the exhibition « Le Roussillon à l'origine de l'Art Moderne » inPerpignan in 1998 and a museum about him was inaugurated in his birth town in 1994.Links
* [http://www.ilovefiguresculpture.com/masters/maillol/maillol25.jpgBuste d'Étienne Terrus par Aristide Maillol]
* [http://www.invaluable.com/PartnerPages/Lot.aspx?SaleHouseID=1040824&SaleID=1132179&UNID=216920240 Portrait d'Étienne Terrus par Maximilien Luce]
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